Pool-cue-tip holder



A. F. REINHEIM ER.

POOL CUE TIP HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 6, 1921.

31,390,722. 7 PatentedSept. 13,1921.

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PAM'QTENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR F. BEINHEIMEB, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

POOL-CUE-TIP HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept, 13, 1921,

1 Application filed January 6, 1921.: Serial No. 435,449.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatl, ARTHUR F. REIN- HEIMER, a citizen of the United States, residin at Detroit,in the county of Wayne and tate of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pool- Cue-Tip Holders, of which the following is a specification. a M i This invention relates to fastenin s for thetips of cues used in pool and bil iards, and the primary object of the invention is to provide. an improved means for positively holding a one tip in position, whereby the accidental displacement thereof will be eliminated. I i H .i

1 Another object of the invention is to provide a one tip fastener which permits the placing and removing of a tip on a cue 1n a convenient, easy and expeditious manner, and whichwill' eliminate the time and labor consuming methods now in vogue.

ii M ,A. furtherobjectof the inventionis to pro- Vide an improveddevice for holding a pool cuetip in position, which is durable and efiicient in use, one that is simple and easy to manufacture, and one whichcan be placed upon. the market and associated with the ordinary types of cuesat a reasonable cost.

.With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts as will be hereinafter more specifically described,

claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification,in which:

Figure 1 isa side elevation of an upper end of a cue showingthe improved invention applied thereto. a

Fig.2 -'s a longitudinal fragmentary section through the upper end ofa one and the improved one tip holder.

Fi .3 is a View similar to Fig. a showing the cue tip clamping jaws in their inoperative extended position ready to receive a tip therebetween.

Fig. 4 is a detail diametric section taken on the line .ofFig,2, and

Fig. 5 is an enlarged side elevation of the member carryingthe jaws for engaging the cue tip. .i m

Referring to. the drawings in detail,

wherein similar referencecharacters designatelike and corresponding parts through- .out the several views, the letter indicates a one and B, the im roved holder for the one tip The cue may be oftheusual the sleeve 28.

or an inclu es the gradually tapered body 10, which has the outer end thereof provided with'the reduced cylindrical extension 11, which forms the circumferentially extendmg shoulder 12. I

The tip C which is adapted to be held in posltlon on the cue A by means of the improved holder or fastener B includes a cylindrical body 14 having its outer surface convex as at 15, as in the usual construction of one tips. The inner end of the tip body 14 is provided with a reduced extension l6 and the body intermediate. its ends in advance of the reduced portion 16 is provided with inwardly extending arcuate substantlally semi-circular grooves 17, the purpose of which will be hereinafter more fully described. a Y

The improved holder B includes a ferrule preferred type, weight or length and a 18 which is fitted upon thereduced cylin H drical extension 11 of the body 10 of the one A, and this ferrule is placed in abutting engagement with the annular circumferentially extending shoulder 12. The ferrule 18 may be held inplace ,by any desired means, either by friction, a suitable adscrew 22, the inner end of which is provided with relatively course threads 24 for engagement with the cue body 10, and is threaded axially into the same. The outer portion of the screw 22 is provided with machlne threads 25, upon which a traveling nut 26 is threaded. The extreme outer end of the screw 22 is provided with a head 27, which may, if so desired, be provided with the usual bit receiving slot 28.

A sleeve28 is rotatably mounted within the housing 21, and suitable pins 29 are utilized for rigidly connecting the traveling nut 26 with the inner end of the sleeve 28. Thus it can be seen that when the nut 26 .is moved longitudinally of the screw 22, the

sleeve 28 will be moved therewith. If so desiredthe outer surface ofthe nut 26 adjacent to the outer end thereof may be rabbeted for the reception of the inner end of The outer end of the sleeve 28 is providedwith a pair of diametrically opposed inwardly extending longitudinally disposed slots 30, which divide the outer end of the sleeve into a pair of gripping jaws 31 and 32. In order to facilitate the spreading-of the jaws 31 and 32 in relation to each other, the inner end of each of the slots 30 isprovided with diverging inwardly extend-- ing arcuate slots 33. Thus it can'be seen that-each of the jaws 31 and 32 are connected to the main portion of the sleeve 28 merely by relatively'small tongues 34. The outer 7 ends of each of the jaws 31 and 32 are provided with outwardly extending arcuate flanges 35', which are adapted to engage the outer surface of the housing 21,so as to limit the inward movement of the sleeve 28 into thehousing. Theseflanges 35 are then bent'back upon themselves inwardly toward the center of the sleeve to provide jaw faces 36', theinner surfaces of which are substantially. semi-circular shaped. Between the semi-circular shaped jaws 36. the reduced portion 16 of the tip C" is adapted to, be placed, and the working faces 36 are adapted to ride into the grooves 17 formed in the tip.

In. assembling the holder 13, upon the cue end A, the ferrule 18 is placedupomthe re- U duced cylindrical extension 11 of the body '10 of the cue and'secured thereon against movement, after which the housing 21 15 mounted for rotary movementupon the reduced portion 20 of the ferrule 18 andis held against accidental displacement thereon means of pressing in; the. annular rib 38,

into the groove 39 formed in the ferrule. After thehousing has been. placed in position the screw 22 is threadedinto, the nut tip C is placed between the working faces 36, of the sleeve and the same are moved into the grooves 17 by pressure exerted by the thumb and forefinger. The housing 21 is then-held against rotary movement and thecue A is rotated, which will turn the screw 22 and thus thread the nut 26 down upon the same. The sleeve 28 is held from accidental rotation by meansof its frictional contact with the housing 21 and it is to. be. understod thata snug frictional con- 't'actis setup between the meeting surfaces thereof. Asthe sleeve 28isbrought into the. housing'21, !the jaws 31 and 32. will be brought toward each other and thecue tip held securely in place against accidental movement. I V

When thecue tip is worn, it is merely necessary to then hold the housing 21 against rotation, and rotate the cue A inv a reverse direction for turning the screw 22, so that the nut 26 will be threaded toward the outer end of the same, which will move the jaws 31 and 32 out of the housing andthus permit the removal of the tip 0.

From the foregoing description, it can be seen that an exceptionally simple and durable device has been provided for effectively holding the cue tip against accidental displacement, and which will permit the easy and convenient removal or replacing thereof when so desired or necessary.

. Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of this invention; but,

I claim:

1. In a mounting for one tips, the combination with a one and a tip therefor, of a holder for the tip including a screw extending outwardly from the cue and non-rotatably secured thereto, a housing rotatably mounted upon the outer end of saidcue and receiving said screw, a traveling non-rotatable nut mounted upon said screw, a sleeve secured to said nut and frictionally engaging the inner surface of the housing, jaws carried by the sleeve and arranged to normally assume a position out of engagement with each other, inwardly extending arcuate working faces. formed on the outer ends of the jaws, 'the jaws being adapted to be brought, into engagement with each other when the sleeve is brought into the housing,

the one tip having arcuate inwardly extending grooves arranged to receive the working. faces, whereby when the jaws are brought toward each other accidental displacement of the tip is eliminated.

'2. Ina mounting for cues, a ferrule circumscribing the outer end of a cue, a housing rotatably mount-ed upon the ferrule and projecting beyond the outer end thereof, a screw arranged axially within the housing and non-rotatably carried by the outer end of the cue, a sleeve having a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the housing arranged within the housing, a nut mounted upon the screw, means for securing the inner end of the sleeve to said nut,

a pair of resilient jaws formed upon said sleeve and arranged to normally extend beyond the circumference of the housing, inwardly extending arcuate working faces formed on thexjaws, and a cue 'tip having arcuate recesses arranged to receive the working faces.

I 3. The combination with a. one tip having areduced outer end, of a device for holding a tip in position on the one including a ferrule non-rotatably mounted upon the reduced end of the one, a housing rotatably mounted upon said ferrule, and extending beyond the'ferrule and cue, a machine screw inner end of said sleeve, outwardly extendv ing flanges formed on the outer end of the sleeve arranged to engage the outer end of the housing to limit the inward movement of the sleeve Within the housing, the sleeve being provided with inwardly extending diametrically opposed longitudinally extending slots, inwardly extending arcuate Working faces formed on the sleeve on each side of the slotted portion thereof, and a compressible one tip having arcuate recesses formed in the opposite faces thereof adapted to receive said Workin jaw faces.

ARTHUR REINHEIMER. 

